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Carbon Dioxide and Environmental Stress

By Yiqi Luo , Harold A. Mooney , Bernard Saugier

Book information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
1999
ISBN
012460370X, 9780124603707, 9780080500713
LCC
QK753.C3 C33 1999
Open Library ID
OL52659M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (22326665 bytes)
Series
Physiological ecology series
Edition
1st
Pages
433\433
Topic
Biology Ecology
Library
Kingdwarf
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20

Description

This book focuses on the interactive effects of environmental stresses with plant and ecosystem functions, especially with respect to changes in the abundance of carbon dioxide. The interaction of stresses with elevated carbon dioxide are presented from the cellular through whole plant ecosystem level. The book carefully considers not only the responses of the above-ground portion of the plant, but also emphasizes the critical role of below-ground (rhizosphere) components (e.g., roots, microbes, soil) in determining the nature and magnitude of these interactions. Will rising CO2 alter the importance of environmental stress in natural and agricultural ecosystems? Will environmental stress on plants reduce their capacity to remove CO2 from the atmosphere? Are some stresses more important than others as we concern ourselves with global change? Can we develop predictive models useful for scientists and policy-makers? Where should future research efforts be focused?

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